Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-10-22
WHAT TO WEAR.
THE LATEST FASHIONS FOR La
DIES AND GENTLEMEN.
Elegant Dresses from Paris-New
Styles in Silks-Bagey Trow-
sers for Men-Etc.

The Paris dresses brought out this
season, and now upon exhibition, are par
ticularly elegant, says the Philadelphia
Times. The most beautiful imported
gowns vary decidedly the one from the
other, and no two robes-even if from the
same house-have counterpart points of
style or show similar general effects. A
pleasing feature noticeable in full-dress
toilets is the use of two materials in differ
ent degrees of the same color, the tone
being seen in both light and dark shade
used, as in one of the Worth evening
dresses. This robe is in delicate blue,
with a silvery luster, in satin. with corded
and plain stripes, the latter ground show
ing pinks, richly embroidered in gold and
silver. The train of rich velvet, in new
dark shade of blue, has oversize folds of
the embroidered silvery blue satin. The
right side of the skirt and the laced,
pointed corsage, also the sleeves. are
trimmed with silver lace and bows Of pale
blue ribbon.
Another of the two-toned dresses is suit
able for dinners and receptions 1t is in
two of the sage shades, with odd trimming,
consisting of bands of new style of lace,
resembling Irish point in design, and Bull
earian embroidery in execution, which
adorn the side and lower edge of the skirt
and the corsage.
The cream of the display is delicate
creation of Sara Meyer, Il trained robe
formed of cream MORE, Il rich, heavy,
leather satin, the plain surface being ex-
quisitely embroidered in leaves and flowers
in Moorish colors, intermixed with luster
threads, creating unexpec ted Examinations
and iridescent CLEANS when the dress is
worn beneath the gas or electric light
The train and front Of the dress are of
MORE; beneath a puff Of MORE on one side
rests breadth of the embroidered satin,
while on the other side the embroidery is
partly obscured or concealed beneath
drapery in flowing folds that float back
and occasionally reveal the hidden floral
treasures. The corsage in back and front
is trimmed with embroidery.
One of Worth's fancies illustrates 4 new
and difficult method of arranging the back
of the skirt in a wide double box plat at
center and then looping the back part on
irregularly in one puff, Just beneath the
basque skirt OF corsage. This dress is in
peau de sole, new color, which resem-
bles sui phur, copper, amber and topaz and
yet is not the exact tone OF either although
in some Of the color tones. This heavy
silk is made up in conjunction with dark
velvet, which forms tabller and Spanish
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on upper part of waist and on skirt with
jet gallon and handsome bead ornaments.
NEW STYLES IN SILKS.
Never has the display of silks been more
beautiful and attractive than it is this sea-
son, says the Philadelphia Record Satin
and gros grain have almost entirely gone
out of sight, and in their place have come
a dozen or more of far more durable and
elegant materials. A species of inter-
mediate silk has bright surface, but not
so bright as satin, and the texture is
thicker than gros grain. This is grease
proof, and so well woven that it will not
pail, and in black and plain colors; it is
reversible. The leather silk is of this
character, as is also the drab Lucullus,
which has a little visible grain, bright on
the surface but not shiny, and drab Clovis,
which has a right and a wrong side
Pcau de sole is one of the best fabrics for
bodices but it is not reversible.
There is quite a demand for MORE, es-
pecially the English, which has the large
irregular water, not the small striped de-
sign which used to be called watered silk,
but is now known as MORE Franchise
New designs have been brought out in the
watering of the MORE this season, and
these have been interblended with many
stripes Among the new ones is the con-
stellation. 1t has pea-spots scattered all
over its wa'ered ground, and sometimes
the spots are of different sizes in the same
piece. The MORE Alexis is also new, and
and has cross-bar check in lines and
varied colorings. Quadrille MORE shows
a different kind Of check. In the MORE
antique Pekin there are broad dark satin
stripes, in which stripes of all colors are
thrown. MORE antique faconne shows
many handsome patterns, and other moires
are likely to be very popular.
The chameleon CT phosphorescent silks
and ribbons, however, promise to be the
prominent fashion of the season. They
are not the old-style shot silk, with the
welt of one color and wool of another, but
have the raw silk dyed twice over, one
above the other, in such a fashion that
both tints show, softeuing and improving
the other. They are like the interior of a
shell. and the varied aspect they assume is
quite charming. Brown and gold, green
and red, blue and brown, red and green.
peach and drab, and gray and red are the
tavorite mixtures.
For evening wear there are many in
expensive and effective designs for young
people For matrons there are, of course,
many very handsome and stylish ones, in
which silver tinsel threads are intro
duced. Some of the less costly silks have
lozenge-shaped stripes in steel, brown,
heliotrope and other tones. IL is called
camaieu faconue.
A new silk has been introduced for man
ties called peau de sole faconne 1t is
thick, with a bright, smooth surface, COW
cred with gothic and geometrical scroll
patterns in satin brocade. 1t is one of the
best materials for the purpose ever intro
duced. 1t is also made in white for we'd
ding gowns.
AUTUMN STYLES IN PARIS.
The most refined street costumes, says a
Paris cablegram to the New York Times,
are made of cloth, cashmere or some dark
wool goods over silk The underskirt,
with its edges of anticipating, is false,
halt iupe perfectly plain, and braided
heavily in some contrasting shade A
tight-ftting coat falls nearly to the edge of
this underskirt, the collar, cuffs and plas-
iron being braided to match the skirt
With this is worn large felt round hat,
either with plumes or wings and bows or
large ribbon loops standing high up be-
| hind. Bonnets are entirely reserved for
evening wear, and the latest chic is en-
broidered felt. You take square piece
of white, pale-rose, blue, lemon, or deep
red felt, pink out the edges and embroider
the center in all colors of silk in the Ken
sington stitch or something akin with a
fair splinkling of gold, silver, steel, or
spangles, bugles-anything bright and
glistening will do; and then you gather
up the felt in whimsical way in a shape
most becoming to your face, and add tufts
of feathers matching the colors of the en-
broidery, or the same idea is carried out
in ribbon bows or else plume of solid
black or pale gray. This decided contrast
is being fashionable this season for every
thing. The difficulty lies in the twisting